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Something cool I noticed at 04:44... As the sun rises, taxiway edge lights (and REDL?) switches off. One of my pet-peeves regarding BlackShark is that airports stand out like a sore-thumb because of the way lights are implemented. Thanks to whoever implemented that new feature.

My Android phone plays the video just fine...

I've been sight-seeing on Google-Earth trying to cross-reference all of the airports with the ones that are currently in the game. I noticed that some (seemingly active-) bases are not featured in the map-screenshot and vice-versa. Some bases in the game have actually been turned into farmfields or housing projects according to the satellite-pics. What is ED's reasoning for doing so? Is it purely for game-play reasons or are there other considerations?

http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/ (LUA Manual) regards

A "cold start" requires a complete alignment process that takes more than 3 minutes. Quick align only works when the system is already operational and needs some refinement due to accumulated errors. Typically one uses quick align during a short turn-around. It cannot be used during flight because the platform needs to be absolutely stationary.

FWIW... There's an article published somewhere... might have been on tomshardware although a quick search didn't reveal anything. To cut a long story short... moving to 64bits is mainly beneficial to the developer (i.e. compiling etc.). It won't improve performance in-game all that much, if any. Maybe somebody from ED (or any developer) could comment on this?

I'd like to know what is going to happen on the 3rd party development- front. Will the tools be made available soon and when is the forum going live? Good update... not so sure about the FC thingy but obviously some people are very happy about that.

May I suggest "Chickenhawk" by Robert Mason. I rarely read books because I don't have the patience.... this one I've read in one go.

Can somebody from ED (or the terrain mod crowd) tell me what DCS' DEM resolution (90m, 5m or less) is?

HellMutt, Thanks for your suggestion... The problem was with downloading the map onto the fighterstick. I've got the throttle working now... so much easier than keyboard :-)

No need to yell, USSR_Rik... I did read the manual _and_ the FAQ. Thanks to everybody who are trying to help... CH Hangar seems promising but I'm unable to try their suggestions at the moment since I'm not at home. Thanks Bart... that's what a I need ... a step by step plan. I'll try it as soon as I get the chance.

I don't think this is a problem with BlackShark therefor I've posted this under "General Discussion"... I own a CH Fighterstick without external throttle or rudders. The Fighterstick is recognised by BlackShark however, the "Axis" button remains greyed out. I cannot assign the collective to the Z-axis. In short; I can use the joystick to control the cyclic in-game just fine but I'd like to add the 3rd axis (throttle) to control the collective.... what do I do? The stick is correctly recognised by Windows XP and functions normally (including the throttle function).

Tornado GR3... probably not going to happen. Runner up.... Sepecat Jaguar!

...and wouldn't it be fun to just press a button and try to figure out what it does... By now I have a pretty good idea of where to look thanks to the producers notes. To boldy go where no man has gone before... The real question is; will they accept creditcard payments on the 17th?

Besides... you can start a mission with "engines running" or choose a "quick mission". Just raise the collective and off you go! No need to immitate Wags' moves as per "Producer's Note 1" :-)

I want the baseball hat, damnit!

Steel Beasts Pro PE $125. Pioneer Plasma TV $3000. $795 for Black Shark seems fair... but they'll have to throw in a baseball hat or no sale for me!

Unfortunately it doesn't... buying a set of crappy pedals for 130euros is something I'd like to avoid. I was thinking of building my own but real life has been getting in the way lately... anyway, didn't want to high-jack the thread... carry on Mip! regards.

As an aside... I don't have rudder pedals. Does BS allow for automatic turn coordination or am I stuck with, for instance, the Z- and X- key for rudder control all the time?

I like to see a dialog box (possibly behind the pilots seat) so I can order pizza for delivery whilst flying a mission. ED could enter a partnership with "dominos" or "new york pizza" and get a slice (hehe.. pun intended) of the profits. BRILLIANT!

"you're dangerous..."

Nehalem won't matter much if you play games that are limited by the graphics subsystem. I do believe it (Nehalem) will benefit flight simulation games like DCS:BS because of the rel. high stresses placed on the CPU.

To give you an idea... I 'flew' it during a sim-event in Germany earlier this year. With the simplified FM I managed to lift-off, get it over the treeline and crash it in the field behind it. Total flighttime less than a minute. Basic flying will keep you occupied for many weeks before you're even able to get a missile off the rail, much less put it on_target...

If I understand everything correctly regarding 3rd party add-ons, it is up to ED to decide who gets the tools to make the add-ons. These tools won't be available to everybody... Hex-edits and script-editing will still be the way forward for the vast majority...

I happen to be in Peru at the moment and I get a message " Veoh is no longer available in PERU". I'm sure there's another alternative...